By the numbers…
Sometimes words can’t do justice to the story of pre-employment screening. The statistics below describe, in further detail, the kinds of workplace risks HR TruCheck’s screening services will help you avoid.
False Information
- 53% of all job applications contain inaccurate information.
*Source: Source: Society of Human Resources Management, 2003 - In a survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com, 49% of the 3,100 hiring managers surveyed had caught a job applicant fabricating some part of his/her resume.
*Source: CareerBuilder.com Survey, 2008 - 34% of all application forms contain outright lies about experience, education, and ability to perform essential functions on the job.
*Source: Wall Street Journal, 2003 - 9% of job applicants falsely claimed they had a college degree, listed false employers, or identified jobs that didn’t exist.
*Source: Resume Inflation: Two Wrongs May Mean No Rights, by Barbara Kat Repa, Nolo.com, 2001 - 11% of job applicants misrepresented why they left a former employer.
*Source: Resume Inflation: Two Wrongs May Mean No Rights, by Barbara Kat Repa, Nolo.com, 2001 - Nearly one-third of job applications listed dates of employment that were inaccurate by more than three months.
*Source: Resume Inflation: Two Wrongs May Mean No Rights, by Barbara Kat Repa, Nolo.com, 2001
Form I-9 Penalties
- Since Fiscal Year 2009, ICE has audited more than 6,000 employers suspected of hiring illegal labor, debarred more than 400 companies and individuals, and imposed more than $76 million in financial sanctions.
*Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Testimony of Secretary Janet Napolitano 10/26/2011 - In Fiscal Year 2011, ICE criminally arrested 221 employers accused of violations related to employment, an agency record
*Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Testimony of Secretary Janet Napolitano 10/26/2011
On-The-Job Violence
- The most common effects of workplace violence incidents on employees include decreased morale, decreased sense of safety, decreased productivity, decreased trust among co-workers and increased stress and depression.
*Source: SHRM Survey Findings: Workplace Violence, 2012 - Up to 5% of American workplaces experience a workplace violence episode annually.
*Source: OSHA Forms Alliance Focusing on Workplace Violence, by Roy Maurer, Society of Human Resources Management, 2009 - FBI Studies estimate nearly 355,000 businesses will experience a workplace violence episode in any given year.
*Source: Source: OSHA Forms Alliance Focusing on Workplace Violence, by Roy Maurer, Society of Human Resources Management, 2009 - 13% of the 5,840 workplace fatalities that happened in 2006 were the result of assaults and violent acts.
*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008 - There were 11,613 workplace homicide victims between 1992 and 2006, averaging just under 800 homicides per year.
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1992-2006 - Of those establishments reporting an incident of workplace violence in the previous 12 months, 21% reported that the incident affected the fear level of their employees and employee morale.
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Workplace Violence Prevention, 2005
Drugs
- More than 75% of substance abusers are employed.
*Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, 2008 - In 2007, 8.4% of those employed full-time were current illicit drug users, and 8.8% reported heavy alcohol use.
* Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, 2008 - Substance abusers change jobs as frequently as 3 times a year.
* Source: Worker Substance Use and Workplace Policies and Programs, by SAMHSA, 2007 - Substance abusers are at least 33% less productive.
* Source: Working Partners, National Conference Proceedings Report, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, the SBA, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 1992 - Substance abusers are 2.5 times more likely to be absent 8+ days a year.
* Source: Working Partners, National Conference Proceedings Report, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, the SBA, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 1992 - Drug abusers cost twice as much in medical and worker comp claims as drug-free workers.
* Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2002
Employee Theft
- In 2008, the majority of retail shrinkage was due to employee theft at $15.9 billion, which represented almost half of losses (44%).
*Source: National Retail Federation Security Survey, 2008 - In 2008, the average employee theft case was $2,672.
*Source: National Retail Federation Security Survey, 2008 - 30% of all business failures are caused by employee theft.
*Source: American Management Association and US Chamber of Commerce - In 2007, one in every 28.2 employees was apprehended for theft from their employer.
*Source: Jack Hayes International, Inc., 2007 - The FBI calls employee theft the fastest growing crime in America. 55% of perpetrators of employee theft are managers.
*Source: American Society of Employers - 75% of all employees steal at least once.
*Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bad Hires
- Negligent hiring cases have had verdicts of up to $40 million.
*Source: Gurtin vs. Nurse Connection, et. al., 2002 - The average settlement of a negligent hiring lawsuit is nearly $1 million.
*Source: Human Resources Management, 2008 - Employers have lost more than 79% of negligent hiring cases.
*Source: Fortune, 2/00 - It costs $7,000 to replace a salaried employee, $10,000 to replace a mid-level employee, and $40,000 to replace a senior executive.
*Source: Recruiting Times - The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that the average cost of a bad hiring decision can equal 30% of the first year’s potential earnings.
*Source: U.S. Department of Labor - Replacing supervisory, technical and management personnel can cost from 50 to several hundred percent of the person’s salary.
*Source: Society for Human Resource Management, Recruitment and Selection Presentation, 2008